The purpose of any research study is to answer questions. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to move salt and fluids in and out of the cells of the lungs, intestines,pancreas, and sweat glands. The CHEC-SC study research team is looking at sweat chloride (SC) levels in people with CF who are currently being treated with CFTR modulator therapies.

Mental health care for adolescents at-risk to suicide is often provided in school settings and school professionals play a role in suicide prevention by fostering a sense of connectedness to schools. The practice of social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19 has disrupted these school-based mental health services and left adolescents with few opportunities to connect with peers or adults outside their home making them vulnerable to suicide. Despite these challenges, this time period affords an opportunity to learn how to mitigate the impacts of this disruption, providing insights that extend to school closure related to inclement weather, natural disasters, and extended leaves due to mental health crises (e.g., hospitalization) faced by adolescents with suicidal urges. The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences of parents and adolescents with suicidal behaviors receiving school-based mental health services and supports during COVID-19. This study aims to provide

Findings from this project will identify urgently needed strategies for improving school-based mental health supports for adolescents with suicidal thoughts and behaviors to prevent suicide during resurgences of COVID-19 that force school closures.

We are doing this study to see how internet platforms are affecting patients orthodontic treatment decisions, based on information they find on these platforms. We are looking to see which platforms are being used most, and if the information influences the treatment they seek out. The study will also allow us to compare how these platforms are used by younger vs older generations.

The purpose of this study is to reduce financial toxicity (FT) by surveying and interviewing financial navigators and other staff at 8 cancer centers in NC to evaluate a financial navigation program.

The purpose of this study is to 1) Conduct virtual and in-person engagements with public health and Health Care Coalitions (HCC) in US Southeast states to assess data needs for Hazard Vulnerability Analysis/Assessments (HVA) and emergency preparedness plans; and 2) Evaluate the use of the Hazardous Extremes for Risk Assessment (HERA) tool (https://convergence.unc.edu/tools/hera/) for disseminating climatological and meteorological hazard data for HVAs and emergency preparedness plans.

Nationally, people from marginalized or underserved backgrounds, most notably individuals who identify as Black/ African American, suffer from increased rates of disease and worse health outcomes than Caucasians. In North Carolina, African Americans are more likely to be uninsured, live in poverty, lack a primary care provider, report poor health, experience adverse health outcomes, and have a shorter life expectancy than Caucasians. Many of the health conditions that disproportionately affect people who identify as Black/ African Americans could be addressed with early intervention and preventive health services which reduce the risk for disease, disability, and death, but due to a variety of reasons, preventive health services are underutilized. The purpose of this project is to investigate the role that medical mistrust plays in how people access preventive health services and to explore barriers, facilitators, and methods for accessing preventive health information in Rockingham County, NC.

The purpose of this research study is to learn how residents of Durham, NC make place similarity judgments between an old digital photograph and a modern photograph of the same or different location.

Currently, little research has been conducted on artists' experience of archives. However, archives are hosting creative programs, such as artist-in-residencies and artist fellowships. The purpose of this research study is to explore how and why artists use archives for their research by investigating the artist's perspective while in these creative programs.

The purpose of this study is to improve our educational website that is designed to help women who have had a heart attack better recognize future heart attack symptoms and seek care sooner.